Welcome
What are you trying to do?
Data I already have in hospitals and health facilities.
Your path
Create a study to hold it
A study is the container. You are not obliged to collect anything through ZStat.
Import the file
CSV for now, on the Data page. Leading zeros survive, and a column that is mostly numeric with a few words stays text rather than becoming numbers with holes in it.
Find out what you should be running
The guide for your field names the question in your own words and the procedure that answers it.
Analyse
Every result is stored with the digest of the data behind it, so you can prove later which version produced which figure.
What people in your field ask
Decide what you are managing - pull the routine data you already hold - chart it over time - compare where it differs - act, then chart again.
- Is our waiting time getting worse, or is this just a bad week?control chart
- Can we consistently meet the target we have been given?process capability
- Do outcomes differ between wards, units or consultants?one way anova
- Which patients are at risk of readmission?logistic regression
- How long do patients stay, and what shortens it?kaplan meier
Watch for: Comparing raw outcome rates between units without case mix. The unit that takes the sickest patients will always look worst.
See what your field uses The full guide for hospitals and health facilities Start again